Entertainment of Saturday, 17 April 2021Source: ZionfelixTalented Ghanaian rapper, Amerado angrily walked out of a live radio interview on Friday, April 16 when a Kingdom FM presenter pestered him with questions about Sarkodie. Amerado who was in the studios of Kingdom FM to promote his new single titled “Me Ho Y3”, was 'forced' by the host of the show, Londona to answer questions about Sarkodie. According to Londona, there is a perception out there that Amerado has been copying Sarkodie's style and as such, he wanted him to set the records straight on the matter. Despite Amerado's efforts to skip the question, Londona insisted. Amerado who could not take it anymore was compelled to walk out of the studio.

General News of Saturday, 17 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Koku Anyidoho, has expressed his readiness to 'face' former president John Dramani Mahama with some budding questions. “Why did John Mahama not follow the steps of his boss President Atta-Mills, and construct the main trunk road to UHAS? I have questions for JOHN MAHAMA to answer and I am now ready for him,” he wrote. John Mahama refused to do it because he hated his boss PREZ Atta-Mills; Prez Akufo-Addo will do it to honour a classmate,” he added. The suspended former deputy general secretary of the NDC, recently took to social media to address some issues concerning former president Mahama.

Regional News of Saturday, 17 April 2021Source: GNAMr Kwesi Adu Gyan, the Bono East Regional Minister has urged heads of decentralized departments to be innovative in their administrative policies that could have positive impacts on the region and the country in general. Mr. Gyan encouraged the heads to implement work ethics to check attitudes that could eschew absenteeism, laziness, drunkenness to give room for dedicated and productive efforts for developments. He said his vision as the minister was to cooperate with the heads of departments to help develop the region in the area of education and the basic necessities of life to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mr Gyan said his vision was to focus on commercial agriculture, industrialization, human capital development and infrastructure and urged the departments to buy into his vision for the development of the region. The Minister again implored the Assemblies to invest in agriculture as the sector had the capacity to generate employment, food and raw materials for the local industry and promote export.

General News of Saturday, 17 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comRenowned Broadcast Journalist, Afia Pokuaa will sit down with her guests for today's edition of 'Critical Issues'. Also known as the Vim Lady, Afia Pokuaa will take guests and viewers through discussions and analysis on topical issues of national interest and concern. Watch the stream below:

General News of Saturday, 17 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA one-week memorial service is being held in honour of 13-year-old, Michael Kofi Asiamah who recently died days after undergoing a successful surgery to remove a brain tumor. The target of the crowdfunding campaign was surpassed following several days of the persistent social media campaign. A GoFundMe account was created in Michael's name alongside advertised phone numbers for electronic money contributions. Ama Serlormey explained that Micheal, a few days after a successful surgery began to complain about some chest pains and within hours, he succumbed to death. The memorial service for Micheal Kofi Asiamah is currently being held at the Makarios Cathedral in East Legon.

Regional News of Saturday, 17 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCorrespondence from Upper West RegionSome school pupils learn while lying on their bellies with two other classes studying under "death traps" at Bande Basic school in the Sissala East Constituency. The pupils in Kindergarten to primary 6 lie on their bellies to learn due to lack of furniture. He added that the Junior High School also has a shortage in furniture, and the pupils are mostly asked to bring their own furniture from home. He also said the situation has had a toll on their attendance because the pupils do not find the structures motivating to be coming to school. He also mentioned other schools including Jejen, Sentie and Sakalu Basic Schools were equally facing serious furniture deficits in his catchment area.

He called on political figures in the country to place their partisan affiliations aside and selflessly work together to fight the menace of illegal mining, popularly called galamsey. His comment came on the heels of a national consultative dialogue on small-scale mining opened by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Accra on Wednesday. His call is aimed at stamping out the menace of illegal small-scale mining, otherwise known as "galamsey", and also to support and grow responsible small-scale mining. "Let us remove the politics and ensure that the government officials and politicians involved in illegal mining desist from it so that we achieve the goal to rid the nation of illegal mining that has ruined and contaminated our waterbodies. "Irrespective of your political affiliations, let's support the Minister in the fight against illegal mining," he added.

GhanaWeb monitored comments he had on Thursday in an interview with Joy FM on the sidelines of the illegal mining conference organized by the sector ministry. “The problem of illegal mining is a difficult one for government to solve. I say so because the players involved in illegal mining are very influential. If you are a government and you want to deal with illegal mining activities and you have your regional chairman deeply involved in it. “You have your constituency chairman deeply involved in it, it will be difficult sometimes to call your regional chairman to order.

Boadu was speaking on Accra-based Joy FM on the subject of the NDC’s ‘attack’ on the European Union’s Election Observer Mission’s final report into the 2020 general elections. The NDC through its deputy General Secretary, Peter Boamah Otukonnor, said the report was biased and skewed to help launder the collapsing international image of president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. But for John Boadu, it was high time the NDC stopped such pronouncements: “I think that it is an unfortunate statement and a political party as big as NDC should not dabble in such unfortunate and unsubstantiated allegations. “I think that it is unfair (and) I don’t see why they cannot run away from such behaviour,” the NPP scribe stressed. The case was unanimously dismissed by the nine-member Supreme Court of Ghana panel headed by Chief Justice Kwesi Annin-Yeboah.

President Akufo-Addo has said he will not act on hearsay in his quest to end the galamsey practice in Ghana. “I am determined to enforce the laws on illegal mining no matter the subject, high or low. “I am determined to enforce the laws on illegal mining no matter the subject, high or low. We must however come to the understanding that small-scale mining with the requirement to do away with the illegalities in that sector should be beyond partisan politics. Reacting to this development, Dr Tony Aubynn told Alfred Ocansey that “I have heard Mr President saying we should come with evidence and all of that that is a bit impossible.

General News of Saturday, 17 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comMember of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has decried the ownership structure of companies currently operating in the Ghana Free Zones area. According to the MP, his recent visit to the Free Zones enclave revealed that not a single one out of the many companies operating in the area is Ghanaian owned. Having lamented on several occasions how local business struggle to survive at the expense of thriving foreign business, Mr Kennedy Agyapong whiles speaking on the Attitude Show expressed worry over foreign business taking over the country. “I happened to be at Free Zones in Tema and I could not see a single Ghanaian company there, it is sad and my problem is why is it that foreigners are able to establish business here and make it. As a regular guest of the Attitude Show, Mr Kennedy Agyapong says he hopes to change the mentality of Ghanaians, especially in the business sector as a way of contributing to national development.

Entertainment of Saturday, 17 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comHave you ever wondered why some individuals fear committing to their partners in a relationship? Why are women and men joining the side-chic and side-dude gang? Should we normalize romantic relationship that's undefined or uncommitted better known as Situationship? On this episode of Moans and Cuddles, host Paulina Dedaa Opoku and her guests, table issues around Situationship and Relationship. Watch Moans and Cuddles below:

General News of Saturday, 17 April 2021Source: crimecheckghana.org23-year-old ex-convict, Abu Safianu Yahaya who dreams of becoming a nurse has his hopes dashed because of his ex-convict status. He has therefore appealed to the government to come to his aid to gain admission into any of the three different Senior High Schools who refused to enroll him. He claimed that, the management of the schools, Awe Senior High School, Fumbisi Senior High School and the Sandema Senior High School all in the Northern Region refused to admit him because they realized he was an ex-convict though he got aggregate sixteen (16) in the Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE. “All the schools I tried to get admission asked me to go back to my former school for a recommendation letter before they can admit me. The young ex-convict said he served four years of his term after his family members appealed his sentence following the death of his father.

General News of Saturday, 17 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comIt may have never been thought through like that, but the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, Gregory Andrews, believes the etching of the name 'Kufuor' on our bright yellow gallons and specific buses typify the great love Ghanaians have for the former president. Ambassador Gregory Andrews disclosed that even before he touched down in Ghana for the first time, he already knew about the famous "Kufuor gallon" and "Kufuor bus" attributions. That, the diplomat believes is a depiction of Ghana's love for the elderly statesman. Gregory Andrews made this observation during a visit to the residence of the former president, John Agyekum Kufuor in Accra, where he described the two-time president as a gentleman. "I couldn’t help telling His Excellency how when I hear Ghanaians talking about ‘Kufuor Gallons’ and ‘Kufuor busses’, I know it is because of their love and respect for him.

Business News of Friday, 16 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comColonel (rtd) Kwadwo Damoah, the Commissioner, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority has emphasized the need for the country to block the various leakages in the revenue generation channels. According to him, the GRA is missing out on huge sums of money due to leakages in the system. He noted in a Joy News interview that if all aspects of the customs regime were working effectively, the Custom Division of the GRA would have raked in more revenue than it targets. He further indicated that Customs could have had more revenue if they were able to have an effective post clearance audit within 2020. Colonel (rtd) Kwadwo Asamoah said that customs ability to generate more revenue was impacted by its inability conduct an effective post-clearance audit.